The Four-Bar Progression - Swinton Woolfe

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Résumé :
A Father Revealed. Avant-Garde Jazz. And Nanobot Murder Suspects. Private investigator Neil Ames returns to the smoke-infused Pacific Northwest from a hazardous investigation in Kazakhstan only to find his trusted confidante, Octavia Clarke, shattered. Her mother has died and as she braces herself for the funeral in New Orleans, a shocking email drops a bombshell-Octavia's biological father is none other than Bastien Beaulieu, a legendary jazz composer and nanotech genius. But more disturbing-Bastien has been brutally murdered. Determined to uncover the truth about her hidden legacy, Octavia and Neil head to Montreal, for the reading of Bastien's will. In a chilling turn, Octavia inherits more than she bargained for: Bastien's house, his prized trombone, and groundbreaking research that plunges her into a lethal conspiracy. As Neil unravels Bastien's secret work in DNA origami and nanotechnology, he realizes they're up against forces far darker than they imagined including Bastien's jealous and spiteful daughter, who is entangled with a shadowy organization, and a ruthless assassin who is hunting Octavia, determined to seize Bastien's discoveries-no matter the cost. Racing against time, Neil must outmaneuver a deadly foe-before Octavia becomes the next casualty and Bastien's legacy falls into the wrong hands, triggering an unstoppable chain of chaos. The Four-Bar Progression is Book 2 of the Neil Ames, PI Mystery Series...

Biographie:
Swinton Woolfe began writing at the age of nine after she'd read every book in her small-town library...open just one day a week. With nothing left to borrow, she started writing stories for herself, inspired by boredom, curiosity, and an enduring love of PBS Masterpiece Mysteries.An adventurer at heart, she has worked as a social worker, radio news editor, public affairs broadcaster, actor, director, and artistic director of a Shakespearean theatre company. A lifelong Pacific Northwest resident, she now lives in Washington State's San Juan Islands, where she is often found walking her dog, Sherlock, while plotting the next book in the Neil Ames, PI series....

Sommaire:
A Father Revealed. Avant-Garde Jazz. And Nanobot Murder Suspects. Private investigator Neil Ames returns to the smoke-infused Pacific Northwest from a hazardous investigation in Kazakhstan only to find his trusted confidante, Octavia Clarke, shattered. Her mother has died and as she braces herself for the funeral in New Orleans, a shocking email drops a bombshell-Octavia's biological father is none other than Bastien Beaulieu, a legendary jazz composer and nanotech genius. But more disturbing-Bastien has been brutally murdered. Determined to uncover the truth about her hidden legacy, Octavia and Neil head to Montreal, for the reading of Bastien's will. In a chilling turn, Octavia inherits more than she bargained for: Bastien's house, his prized trombone, and groundbreaking research that plunges her into a lethal conspiracy. As Neil unravels Bastien's secret work in DNA origami and nanotechnology, he realizes they're up against forces far darker than they imagined including Bastien's jealous and spiteful daughter, who is entangled with a shadowy organization, and a ruthless assassin who is hunting Octavia, determined to seize Bastien's discoveries-no matter the cost. Racing against time, Neil must outmaneuver a deadly foe-before Octavia becomes the next casualty and Bastien's legacy falls into the wrong hands, triggering an unstoppable chain of chaos. The Four-Bar Progression is Book 2 of the Neil Ames, PI Mystery Series...